Research shows that Dyslexia is hereditary, and that if one parent has this learning disability, then the probability of his or her child having it is 50%. The probability increases to 80% when both parents have the disability.

Dyslexia may often be detected in children when they are asked to read aloud. As children with dyslexia read aloud, they may read much faster or slower than the average reader. In the case where the child reads faster, typically he or she is guessing the words while making several mistakes. In the case where the child reads slower, typically he or she is attempting to spell out each individual word, which takes away from the overall reading expression. In both cases, the child is comprehending little-to-none of what he or she is reading.

​It is important to note that though Dyslexia may present itself similarly, the symptoms and severity vary from person to person and is usually not identical.

​Dyslexie Font is a typeface created by Christian Boer, a person who has Dyslexia, to make reading more accessible for his learning disability. The following are nine characteristics of this program that make reading more accessible for people with Dyslexia:

Heavy (thicker) bottom​ of letters

Slanted parts of letters for those that look similar

Bigger openings​

Slanted letters for those that look similar

Longer ascender and descender of letters

Bold capitals to keep sentences from running into one another

Different heights for letters that have similar characteristics

Higher X axis

Better spacing between letters and words​

Christian Boer, the creator of Dyslexie Font, gives a TEDx talk about the program

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So what does Dyslexie Font actually look like?

Jessica Collins explains Dyslexia, and presents new research on the learning disability